Box W0082.01
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Report
Item — Box: W0082.01
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This notebook contains correspondence, reports, and maps related to iron furnaces and coal deposits located in Sheffield and Florence, Alabama, and West Point, Tennessee. The material, compiled in 1898 by J. W. Worthington for financier J. W. Gates, describes the output of the furnaces and the furnaces' proximity to major railroads. Worthington concluded that the coal, iron, and furnace properties should be consolidated with the Northern Alabama Railroad to maximize profits. In 1899, Gates...
Dates:
1899